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Jude Bellingham is set for an awkward reunion with Felix Zwayer after UEFA picked the German official to referee England’s Euro 2024 semi-final against the Netherlands on Wednesday. Zwayer was banned by the German football federation for six months for his role in a match-fixing scandal back in 2005. He admitted to accepting a bribe from fellow official Robert Hoyzer, who was subsequently given a lifetime ban from football. Zwayer was one of three German referees who stepped forward to bring Hoyzer’s match-fixing ploy to light, which helped reduce his ban. He returned to top-flight football so…

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